A mob at Sakaman, in the Greater Accra Region, has lynched a suspected robber, whilst his alleged accomplice drowned in the nearby lagoon in his escape attempt.
They had allegedly robbed a lady of her handbag, using a pair of scissors, the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mrs Effia Tenge, and head of the Public Affairs Unit of the Accra Regional Police Command, told the Ghana News Agency, in Accra.
She said information received from Sakaman indicated that, on May 19, 2021 at about 2130hours, two men using a motorbike robbed a certain woman (yet to be identified) of her handbag and contents, using a pair of scissors and another weapon.
Suspected Robber Lynched, Another Drowns
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Body Exhumed Over Protracted Land Issue
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BY: Emelia Ennin Abbey
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Even in death, the body of a 49-year-old man will not know peace, as his family s lingering land litigation followed him to his grave.
Few hours after Theophilus Budu was buried at the Abokobi Boi public cemetery in the Greater Accra Region last Monday by the Akpoman family, the coffin containing the body was exhumed and deposited a few metres from the grave.
The traumatised Akpoman family, which suspects a disputant family, Boi family as responsible for the act, reported the matter to the Abokobi Police.
No one has been arrested yet.
Briefing
Briefing the Daily Graphic in Accra last Thursday, the police said they were investigating circumstances surrounding the exhumation of the body.